Brake attachment for automobiles.



R. M. ALBRIGHT.

BRAKE ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 8,1915.

Patented Oct. 24, I916.

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EBBERI M. ALBRIGHT, OF ELKIN S, WEST VIRGINIA.

BRAKE A'IL'I'ACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented @ch-E'Jell, lhllld.

Application filed November 8, 1915. Serial No. 60,399.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Banner M. ALBRIGHT, acitizen of the United States, residing at lillkins, in the county ofRandolph, State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Brake Attach ments for Automobiles; and I do hereby doclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

The "present invention is directed to improvements in brakeatt..ch1nents for Ford autoinoloiles and has for its object to soconstruct a device of this character that it can be easily and quicklyattached to a. car of this make. and when in place thereon will operatein an ellicient manner.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hand brake attachmentwhich can be attached to the car Without rcmovingthe usual brake drumscarried thereby.

A still further object of the invention is to 'provide a novel means forsupporting the rock shaft of the attachment whereby the strain impartedthereto during the operationoi the brake will he equalized between thediil'ercntial housing and the rock shaft.

Still another object is to provide a bear for the rock shaft which canbe easily and quickly attached to the difierential housing: when thesame is being assembled.

llith these and other objects-in View. this invention csides in thenovel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangementof parts to he hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustratedin the accompanying drawing'izi Which: I

Figure. 1 is a. rear elevation of the automobile showing the equippedWith the device. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 22 F 1. is a similarView on lhlh w I a 0 I line 3--3 of r 1g". 1. IF 1g. 1s a similar view.

on line l--4- of Fig. 1. Fig. 5'isascctional view through one of thedrums. Fig. 6 1S sectional view through the usual brake drum Referring;to the drawing 1 indicates the rear tubular axle housing and 2 thed1frer- "ential housing. The hubs of the rear Wheels have fixed thereto1n the usual manner the brake drums 3. To the drums 3 are fixed themetal hands a of my attachment, and I ends of which have as;

nected thereto links 12, said links being ad justably connected to thewebs 13 of the angle plates 14, which are fixed to one of the ends ofthe brake hand 15, said brake hand being linedwith suitable fabric. The

arms 11 are pivotally connected to the other ends of the brake band.yvherelov when the shaft 8 is rocked the hand will be caused to expandor contract, and since the same are engaged around the ,handsd carriedby the drum 3 it is ohvious that the braking action of the vehiclecan-he readily controlled.

The rock shaft has fixed thereto an arm 16, which is pivotally connectedto the rear end of the rod- 17., which is-controlled lay the usual footlever (not shown). ,The red It"? is vieldably' connected to the'bottomoi the vehicle by acoil spring 1.8, which serves to normally hold theshaft 8 in a position. to hold the bands 15 in an expanded position. Toprevent the brake hands 15 from moving laterally guides 19 are provided.said guides being boltedto the rear radius rod 2th bearing block 21 istriangular in shape, and has formed on its rear end a transverse groove22 for receiving the roclc shaft 8. Circular plates 23 are provided andare connected to'the rims 23' of the differential housing by one of thebolts 24, said plates having formed integral therewith diveraing arms 25which are secured to the sides of the block 21. Thus it will be seenthat the strain imparted to the rock shaft Will he The equalized betweenthe brackets 6 andsaid bearing".

From the iorec'oina' description it Will he seen that a brake attachmenthashes-n prorun bands engagecl wiv'zh the drums, at rock shaft riedthereby for attachment to the sides of having its ends connected withthe brake the block.

hands, a trizmmller shaped bearing block In testimony Whe'reolt' I afiixmy signaheving its inner edge engaged with the difture, in the presenceof two Witnesses.

ferential housin 33., a transverse groove ROBERT M1 ALBRIGHT. formefi 1nthe outer end of the block for rewltnessesz cezvmg the shaft, platesbelied $0 the dxifer- CHAS. BITTER,

ential housing and having spaced arms ear- W. T. HAmvoon.

